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# 4.3. The Format Toolbar

The Format Toolbar ...

Figure 4-3. The Format Toolbar

The Format Toolbar.

Font Chooser

  The user can change the font of a selection either by typing the name of a new font in the text area of this box or by clicking on the little arrow to the right of the text area. This will cause a menu to appear from which a font can be chosen.

Font size

  The user can change the font size of a selection by typing the number of a different font size or by clicking on the little arrow to the right of the entry box and selecting the perferred size.

Bold

  Change the style of the current cell to be bold, or un bold it if it is already bold.

Italic

  Change the style of the current cell to be italicized .

Underline

  Change the style of the current cell to be underlined.

Left Justify

  Justify the contents of the cell to the left of the cell.

Center

  Center the content of the cells.

Right Justify

  Justify the content of the cells to the right side of the cells

Center Across Selection

  Centers the cell's contents so the middle of each line is aligned with the middle of other lines. This only works with multiple cells.

Merge selected cells

  Create a single cell out of the selected region. A contiguous region must be selected. The merged cell will hold the contents of the top left cell in the region.

Split merged cells

  Split a merged cells back into their component cells. The selected cell(s) must previously have been merged.

Money

  Sets the format of the selected cells to be monetary.

Percentage

  Sets the format of the selected cells to be a percentage.

Thousands separator

  Sets the format of the selected cells to use thousands separator.

Increase the displayed precision

  Increases the number of decimals shown in the currently selected cell.

Decrease the displayed precision

  Decreases the number of decimals in the currently selected cell.

Decrease the displayed indentation

  This button decreases the indentation of selected elements.

Increase the displayed indentation

  This button increases the indentation of selected elements.

Change the display borders

  This button and drop down menu can be used to set the borders of all the cells in the selection.

Set the Background Colour

  This button and drop down menu can be used to set the back ground colour.

Set the Text Colour

  This can be used to change the colour of the text.

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